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originalexisting from the beginning; not copied or derived from something else

Part of speech: ADJECTIVE

Definition: existing from the beginning; not copied or derived from something else

Pronunciation (IPA): /əˈrɪdʒənəl/

Korean meaning: 원래의, 독창적인, 최초의

Korean pronunciation: 어-리-지-널 (강세: 리)

Example Sentences

  • My mom's original recipe for kimchi includes a secret ingredient: love and a lot of screaming at the vegetables.
  • The original plan was to study, but Netflix had other ideas.
  • This is an original painting by Picasso, worth millions of dollars.

original

ADJECTIVE

//əˈrɪdʒənəl//

existing from the beginning; not copied or derived from something else

original concept
💡 Concept

Everyone tried to copy it — but nobody could replicate what made the original extraordinary.

original mnemonic english
🧠 Mnemonic

ORIGIN of them AL(l) — the original is where everything else began.

original rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Original aboriginal art remains central, never marginal

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/əˈrɪdʒənəl/
🇬🇧 UK/əˈrɪdʒɪnəl/

🌳Etymology

Rootorigin
Suffix--al

Origin

From Latin 'originalis', derived from 'origo' meaning 'beginning' or 'source'. The Latin root 'origo' comes from 'oriri' meaning 'to rise' or 'to be born'.

🎵Rhyme

aboriginalmarginal
aboriginal
marginal

🔗Collocations

original idea
original plan
original version
original thinking
original document
highly original

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My mom's original recipe for kimchi includes a secret ingredient: love and a lot of screaming at the vegetables.

😄 Fun example

The original plan was to study, but Netflix had other ideas.

This is an original painting by Picasso, worth millions of dollars.

She always comes up with original solutions to difficult problems.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

authenticgenuineuniqueinnovativecreative

Antonyms

copiedimitatedfake

Related

originoriginateoriginallyoriginality

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